Census Tract · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Mount Vernon Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53057952303 · Skagit County, WA · pop 3,718

53057952303 is a census tract in Mount Vernon, WA. It scores 6.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,718 residents. The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.7/10.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 26% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,347

Renter share50.2%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate12.4%

Median income$74,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region

Centroid at 48.4246, -122.3135 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mount Vernon scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Mount Vernon

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

12.4% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,573 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Mount Vernon

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Mount Vernon

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Mount Vernon

7.5

How Mount Vernon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
78%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mount Vernon

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.8/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Skagit County average of 5.4.

Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,573, 12% above the Mount Vernon average.

Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for roughly one in two of renters. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $74,750. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53057952303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53057952303?

Census tract 53057952303 in Mount Vernon scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53057952303?

Median gross rent is $1,573/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53057952303?

12.4% of residents in tract 53057952303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,718.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53057952303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 30th, minority 62th, housing 78th.

How does tract 53057952303 compare to Mount Vernon overall?

Tract 53057952303 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Mount Vernon at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Vernon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mount Vernon

Top eight tracts in Mount Vernon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.